Through the Dark Continent or The Sources of the Nile. Around the Great Lakes of Euatorial Africa and Down the Livingstone River to the Atlantic Ocean. With a New Preface by the Author Written for this Edition. In Two Volumes.
by STANLEY, Henry M
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1899. George Newnes. London. 1899. Reissue with new preface by the author. In Two Volumes. 4to. Bound in half black roan gilt, rubbed at head and tail of spine and at corners. Blue boards patterned in blind. xxxii, 400; xi, [ii], 419 pages. Large folding map to vol. I, illustrated throughout. Gift inscriptions to both vols. Endpapers and prelims foxed otherwise a very clean and sound set.
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- Addyman Books (GB)
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- Title
- Through the Dark Continent or The Sources of the Nile. Around the Great Lakes of Euatorial Africa and Down the Livingstone River to the Atlantic Ocean. With a New Preface by the Author Written for this Edition. In Two Volumes.
- Author
- STANLEY, Henry M
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Date Published
- 1899
- Keywords
- TRAVEL and TOPOGRAPHY africa stanley
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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